`` The political and intellectual Left began fighting humor and comedy years ago, because they fear things they do not understand and cannot manage, such as satire and irony, such as humor and comedy.

Featuring vividly outlandish characters, bizarre situations, and equal parts suspense, slapstick, irony, satire, black humor and biting social commentary, Li ' l Abner is considered a classic of the genre.

Although they also employ humor, they are more serious in tone, commonly using irony or satire.

Diderot's intention in writing the dialogue is disputed ; whether it is merely a satire on contemporary manners, or a reduction of the theory of self-interest to an absurdity, or the application of irony to the ethics of ordinary convention, or a mere setting for a discussion about music, or a vigorous dramatic sketch of a parasite and a human original.

A common feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm —" in satire, irony is militant "— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing.

Another analysis of satire is the spectrum of his possible tones: wit, ridicule, irony, sarcasm, cynism, the sardonic and invective.

Part of what makes Paine's style so memorable is his effective use of repetition and rhetorical questions in addition to the profusion of " anecdote, irony, parody, satire, feigned confusion, folk matter, concrete vocabulary, and.

" In the same round-table, Chon Noriega suggests that the film has been misinterpreted and the satire overlooked because " the film lacks the usual coordinates and signposts for a critique of human vice and folly provided by sarcasm, irony, and caustic wit.

Starting from the mid-1820s Heine distanced himself from Romanticism by adding irony, sarcasm and satire into his poetry and making fun of the sentimental-romantic awe of nature and of figures of speech in contemporary poetry and literature.

Beyond puns, irony, and satire, Gargantua's prologue metaphor instructs the reader to " break the bone and suck out the substance-full marrow " (" la substantifique moëlle "), the core of wisdom.

This was largely due to his merciless use of sarcasm, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes and satire.

Born in Detmold, Lippe, he wrote many historical plays and is also known for his use of satire and irony.

Air quotes are often used to express satire, sarcasm, irony or euphemism, and are analogous to scare quotes in print.

Kealey wrote a defence of his piece in the Daily Telegraph and he was also defended by the editor of the THE but nonetheless he wrote a piece in the Times Education Supplement three weeks later in which he said that it is a mistake for a scholar to write ambiguously, which must generally preclude the use of satire, irony, humour or parody in academic writing.

The Crusconi battled against the classical pedantry of the Accademia through the use of humour, satire, and irony.

CHING CHONG CHINAMAN takes its controversial title from the late 19th century pejorative jingle and uses irony and satire to reverse prejudicial attitudes towards Asians and other outsiders.

The Immortal displays Borges ' literary irony, fusing Swiftian satire, George Bernard Shaw's creative evolution in Back to Methusela, and the dream visions of Thomas De Quincey in a single work.

Reportedly inspired by Billionaires for Bush, this political parody group describes its mission as " to inform voters with satire and irony, how political candidates make decisions based on the failed social economic principles of communism.

He makes heavy use of irony and satire.

Petras Ubartas became responsible for the music of the band while Kaušpėdas concentrated on writing lyrics, which were full of irony and satire on the Soviet way of life.

Often it used irony and satire to portray royalty and other notable people.

Adams argued that as in virtually all other posts to his blog, he had made extensive use of satire and sarcasm but that it seemed to have been lost on some readers.

Hokus Pick was well known for their quirky sense of humor, using sarcasm, satire, and general silliness to convey a deeper message.

In 2008, Lette published To Love, Honour & Betray ( Till Divorce Us Do Part ), a romantic novel with hints of comedy from the frequent use of sarcasm and satire.

In 1542 he published a prose satire to which Luther wrote the preface, Der Barfusser Monche Eulenspiegel und Alkoran, a parodic adaptation of the Liber conformitatum of the Franciscan Bartolommeo Rinonico of Pisa, in which the Franciscan order is held up to ridicule.

In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement.

Juvenalian satire addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule.

As discussed by many authors have historically argued that " the book is, first and foremost, a satire, so that many of the things we find in it which are morally absurd, specious, and contradictory, are there quite deliberately in order to ridicule ... the very notion of tyrannical rule ".

Others were his ingenious Satire on False Perspective ( 1753 ); his satire on canvassing in his Election series ( 1755 – 1758 ; now in Sir John Soane's Museum ); his ridicule of the English passion for cockfighting in The Cockpit ( 1759 ); his attack on Methodism in Credulity, Superstition, and Fanaticism ( 1762 ); his political anti-war satire in The Times, plate I ( 1762 ); and his pessimistic view of all things in Tailpiece, or The Bathos ( 1764 ).

One suggestion is that Caligula's treatment of Incitatus was an elaborate prank, intended to ridicule and provoke the Senate, rather than a sign of insanity, or perhaps a form of satire, with the implication that a horse could perform a Senator's duties.

He became a figure of some ridicule and satire as he took to frequently denouncing the new sexual laxity of the swinging sixties on radio and television.

The crinoline was the subject of much ridicule and satire, particularly in Punch magazine.

In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it.

In their commitment to satire, irreverence and ridicule they produced a number of works that show remarkable formal similarities to creations of the avant-garde of the 20th century: ready-mades, monochromes, empty frames and silence as music.

The satire is not balanced as Butler was fiercely royalist and only the parliamentarian side are singled out for ridicule.

Her role as presenter of Today Tonight saw Coren become the frequent subject of satire by the presenters of the television show The Chaser's War on Everything, who regularly ridicule current affairs programs such as Today Tonight in a segment called What Have We Learnt from Current Affairs This Week?

Jello Biafra's biting lyrics tackled the sociopolitical concerns of the Reagan era with a distinct sense of morbid humor and satire, following in the footsteps of such earlier rock satirists as Frank Zappa and non-musical countercultural figures like Abbie Hoffman and Lenny Bruce.

The Enchiridion is more like a sermon than a satire.

In As You Like It, the exiled duke and his men " live like the old Robin Hood of England ", while Ben Jonson produced the ( incomplete ) masque The Sad Shepherd, or a Tale of Robin Hood as a satire on Puritanism.

Some authors have regarded satire as superior to non-comic and non-artistic disciplines like history or anthropology.

The Miracle of the Holy Fire ( 1899 ) was intended as a picturesque satire on the local Eastern Christians, of whom, like most English visitors, Hunt took a very dim view.

Dickens's satire on Catlin and others like him who might find something to admire in the American Indians or African bushmen is a notable turning point in the history of the use of the phrase.

This, like much of the utopian literature, can be seen as utopian satire which is most notable in the inversion of illness and crime which Butler portrays, with punishment for the former and treatment for the latter.

In Germany, Till Eulenspiegel is a folkloric hero dating back to medieval times and ruling each year over Fasching or Carnival time, mocking politicians and public figures of power and authority with political satire like a modern day court jester.

In response to the focus on elements of satire in South Park, Parker has said that the main goal of the show is to portray Cartman and his friends as " kids just being kids " as a means of accurately showcasing " what it's like to be in school in America ".

Roger Ebert awarded the film four out of four stars and wrote in his review for the Chicago Sun-Times, " The movie is a satire that contains just enough realistic ballast to be teasingly plausible ; like Dr. Strangelove, it makes you laugh, and then it makes you wonder.

The writer Evelyn Waugh exclaimed that her beauty " ran through the room like a peal of bells ", and he dedicated the novel Vile Bodies, a satire of the Roaring Twenties, to the couple.

Lyrically, the album was dark and serious to an unprecedented degree, with introspective tracks like " All Her Favorite Fruit " and " Come On Darkness ," although the lyrics were not devoid of satire.

The reasons an author might choose the roman à clef format include satire ; writing about controversial topics and / or reporting inside information on scandals without giving rise to charges of libel ; the opportunity to turn the tale the way the author would like it to have gone ; the opportunity to portray personal, autobiographical experiences without having to expose the author as the subject ; avoiding self-incrimination or incrimination of others that could be used as evidence in civil, criminal, or disciplinary proceedings ; and the settling of scores.

Another important early novel is Gulliver's Travels ( 1726, amended 1735 ), by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, which is both a satire of human nature, as well as a parody of travellers ' tales like Robinson Crusoe.

Examples of British anti-establishment satire include much of the humour of Peter Cook and Ben Elton ; novels such as Rumpole of the Bailey ; magazines such as Private Eye ; and television programmes like Spitting Image, Rumpole of the Bailey, That Was The Week That Was, and The Prisoner ( see also the satire boom of the 1960s ).

In response to the focus on elements of satire in South Park, Parker has said the main goal of the show is to portray Kyle and his friends as " kids just being kids " as a means of accurately showcasing " what it's like to be in school in America ".

In response to the focus on elements of satire in South Park, Parker has said that the main goal of the show is to portray Stan and his friends as " kids just being kids " as a means of accurately showcasing " what it's like to be in school in America ".

Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly Burlesque Nightclub at Revel Atlantic City opened in 2012. Notable Neo-burlesque performers include Dita Von Teese, and Julie Atlas Muz and Agitprop groups like Cabaret Red Light incorporated political satire and performance art into their burlesque shows.

"); for a combined satire of the Batman television series and the 1966 California Governor's race between Edmund G. " Pat " Brown and Ronald Reagan ; and probably most famous for a bit in which, through the magic of sound effects, Freberg drained Lake Michigan and refilled it with hot chocolate and a mountain of whipped cream while a giant maraschino cherry was dropped like a bomb by the Royal Canadian Air Force to the cheers of 25, 000 extras viewing from the shoreline.

( However, this reference — like much of the Strugatsky novel in general — is clearly satire ).

This is the first time a sitting Prime Minister has appeared on a sitcom ( although sitting Prime Ministers have appeared on sketch comedy shows like Royal Canadian Air Farce, and other political satire programs like This Hour Has 22 Minutes ).

Uresia, like most S. John Ross works, is a gentle humanist satire applied to role-playing games, oscillating freely between the grim and the overtly silly, with constant themes of history, horror, humor and humanity.